https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 00:52:34 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2464271 Wed, 17 Feb 2016 10:31:46 +0000 daniellemybelle 2464271@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: @Nutella: I appreciate the reminder! I really do enjoy watching LO &amp; DH together and get FOMO! But it's good for them to have their own time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2463180 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 13:13:37 +0000 Nutella 2463180@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: I know it's hard to let go of family time on the weekends, but for me it was the only way to get my time to myself. DH works long hours and so I was essentially on my own through the week with a very active LO...and I used to have serious FOMO when they would do stuff on the weekends - so I'd go too!! But eventually realised I was t giving enough time to me. I have recently moved closer to family so it's helping, but I still need to work to carve out the weekend time for gym, friends, reading and pottering (sans toddler). Good luck! It's so important, yet so hard to do sometimes! :heart: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2462938 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:44:07 +0000 chopsuey 2462938@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: I totally get it! But it's good for them to go on dates and you need alone time too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2462915 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:31:53 +0000 daniellemybelle 2462915@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: I need to do that! I guess I am just always feeling like we should have family time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2462909 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:29:22 +0000 chopsuey 2462909@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: if I were you, I'd leave S with your DH for a couple hours over the weekend and have them have daddy/daughter time while you do something for yourself! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2462903 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:25:57 +0000 daniellemybelle 2462903@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@chopsuey: That's nice! :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2462880 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:15:02 +0000 chopsuey 2462880@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@daniellemybelle: no, just my dd! but my husband has a flexible work schedule so it allows me to have time to myself. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2462862 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 10:08:33 +0000 cat620 2462862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I workout three times a week, I relax after my kids are in bed, I go out on dates with my husband twice a month and I go out with friends once a month. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2462833 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 09:59:40 +0000 daniellemybelle 2462833@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone for your responses! As you can see by my just now coming back to read them, this is something I don't really prioritize... :bummed: </p> <p>I am still not sure what the answer is for me. Sometimes I think I need more isolation time like some have mentioned because LO is very high energy and I am with her all day, and then DH comes home and wants to talk and hang out basically right up until we go to sleep. But when DH is out of town as much as I enjoy being alone, I get down pretty fast. </p> <p>I am hoping when LO starts preschool I will be able to carve out a little time for myself every now and then to just go a coffee shop and read. That sounds amazing.</p> <p>@chopsuey: That sounds awesome! Are both your kids in school now? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458800 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:55:04 +0000 MoonMoon 2458800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This sounds weird, but I go to school! I'm still working, but also beginning a nursing degree. I'm so damn excited about life now, and I feel so much clarity about what I want out of life. DH stays with LO so I can take classes, study, go to labs, etc. Even though the classes and tests kick my butt, being back in school makes me feel awesome. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458791 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 18:48:41 +0000 chopsuey 2458791@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I work out, get manis and pedis, go shopping by myself, meet friends for brunch/lunch/dinner. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458708 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 17:40:33 +0000 Andrea 2458708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I go to the gym and play tennis! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458598 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:43:08 +0000 jape14 2458598@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get a manicure every 2-3 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458594 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:40:52 +0000 Greentea 2458594@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I started reading my favorite literary magazine again (just from the library). I also write and make work and submit it (I am an artist and writer). I also am exhausted at night and DH has been helping with bedtime so I can sleep or lay down (expecting). There are things I look forward to- getting back into a studio, just once a week; making more work outdoors in the coming spring/summer (the kids come along!); volunteering at the hospital; joining a gym with a pool where I can bring the kids. Those won't be for awhile, but I like having them on the horizon. And, maybe grad school once they are in school (kinder starts at 4!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458585 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:36:45 +0000 fancyfunction 2458585@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I really like to have alone time whether it's relaxing on the couch with a show and a coffee or taking a stroll around the mall and grabbing a coffee. I also think a massage once in a while can do wonders. I have a gift for one as well as one for a salon and my husband keeps telling me to have myself a total pampering day after the baby is born. Sounds good to me! :silly: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458561 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:29:50 +0000 ScarletBegonia 2458561@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I run, no fast or for very long, but between 30 min and an hour 3 or 4 times a week - I'm happy with the way my legs are looking and its a great time to be alone with my thoughts. I find that working out in a gym or at home doesn't give me the same escape-it-all feeling. </p> <p>My physiotherapists office offers remedial massage which I can write off on my private health insurance, so I like to get a 45 or 60 min massage once every two weeks, which doubles as a bit of physio since the therapist knows my trouble spots. </p> <p>I try to take 20 or 30 min after my son is in bed and after we've eaten dinner to read or talk to a friend on the phone - just me time.</p> <p>So far thats been enough to keep me sane! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458556 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:25:15 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2458556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I need to figure something out! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458549 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:16:52 +0000 Boogs 2458549@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same @gingerbebe, something as simple as watch a show and having a snack recharges me. I need the quiet time to myself. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458535 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:10:13 +0000 brownepiano 2458535@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One fun night a week (well with DH and friends). An occasional girls night. But regularly when I feel frazzled I take a nap time and just veg- no work.<br /> To stay sane mentally, I also try to tackle projects that I care about and will make me happy, like painting our house or organizing my studio. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458534 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:09:18 +0000 mediagirl 2458534@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take weekend trips with my daughter to my parents house. Not often, they live 2.5 hours away, but this is a serious recharge time for me. I love to drive and I love to visit my parents. It's a win win for me and them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458532 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:04:35 +0000 Cole 2458532@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been making a point to schedule a fun evening for myself once a week, sometimes it's with friends, sometimes it's a leisurely haircut and dinner on my own, whatever fits that week. It's funny too, I made this goal as a new yours years resolution and couldn't imagine what I would do but it's like the more I do it the easier it has become. Part of that is my husband and baby have found their groove too. </p> <p>I also make a point of taking an hour or so over the weekend to do stuff at home by myself that doesn't involve the baby or housework. That hour is awesome! Sometimes it's just surfing the internet or baking cookies but it's nice to pretend to be prebaby me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458529 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 16:02:47 +0000 fussygal 2458529@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @gingerbebe! I just need some time to go into my introvert hiding zone for a bit each night and that usually makes me feel (semi) refreshed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458523 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:58:38 +0000 gingerbebe 2458523@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I give myself rest time without guilt. I'm an introvert, and I need time alone to do nothing every day in order to reset and mentally be able to function the next day. So once my nightly blitz setting everything up for the next day is done, I tuck into bed with a plate of "just for me" snacks and read or play on my laptop or catch up on emails with friends, or whatever it is I want to do. Sometimes this means I wander Target by myself for an hour. Whatever. My husband doesn't ever question it and I'll often say "do you need anything from me before I go into hiding?" </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458504 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:43:19 +0000 alphagam84 2458504@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I train for and compete in triathlons and I read. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458496 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:39:57 +0000 youboots 2458496@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Regular pedicures! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458494 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:38:04 +0000 rachiecakes 2458494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I get pedicures every couple weeks.<br /> My husband and I work opposite schedules but he's home Saturday mornings until 11am and the salon opens at 9am. It's my one weekly chance to escape solo :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458486 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:34:02 +0000 Mrs.KMM 2458486@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I play tennis multiple times a week and get pedicures every ~6 weeks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458478 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:31:14 +0000 snowjewelz 2458478@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This lent season I decided to make a commitment to start reading a chapter of a book a night to nourish my inner being. </p> <p>But mostly I'm planning to really try to eat better and most importantly, start exercising since I plan to TTC in approx 6 months! For me the biggest stressor is my self image! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/what-do-you-do-for-you#post-2458464 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:25:24 +0000 daniellemybelle 2458464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm feeling a little bit like the well is running dry lately, so to speak. I have a lot of personal goals such as health &amp; fitness but I still feel like they are "outward" - like, I don't want to look like a slob every day to other people. Of course, being healthier and looking good makes me feel good... but I need to do more just for me. </p> <p>I want to set one goal of something to do on a regular basis just to take better care of myself. I know many of you are "white knuckling" it and doing a great job, but I am just the type that if I just give and give, I run myself into the ground and I can't keep it up.</p> <p>What do you do for you? </p>